Peggy Ozment has been tutoring a young girl to help her learn to read. She’s in first grade and her school uses some very interesting textbooks. Peggy showed them to me and I had to put a few of my favorite pages on here.
It’s pretty unreal the stuff in these books. I’m pretty sure some with no real training in education came up with the content. I’m positive someone with no training in publishing designed the books – the pixelated images and clip-art are unreal.
A couple highlights are:
- The very strange collection of “religious leaders” they include. Akhenaton?
- 75% of a father’s “duty” involves buying things for the children
- A mother’s duty is to make sure the family is happy
- Teachers are told to “demonstrate father giving money to mother”
- They are told they have the right to be “free from rape”. These are first graders. FIRST GRADE!
- The definition of air pollution adds a whole new twist to global warming. Stop coughing!
*Okomfo Anokye is was an Ashanti priest and leader.